Where there is a rare and exclusive commodity that carries a high price, it will inevitably find its way onto the radars of counterfeiters. Gourmet coffee has proved no exception to the rule, with many different types of coffees having been ‘copied’ or fraudulently marketed over the years. One example of which is Panama Geisha coffee...

Ask a dozen coffee lovers about the best way to utilize Panama geisha coffee beans (aka Gesha coffee) and you will most likely get a dozen different answers. Everyone has their preferred brewing method, and it’s perfectly possible to brew fantastic coffee using any standard system.But when it comes to the ‘best’ ways to... 

There can be no escaping the fact that the best coffee beans in the world can be a costly commodity. But at the same time, you really do get what you pay for. As with most things, you have to experience the best coffee beans on Earth first-hand to truly appreciate them. What’s important to remember with rare and exclusive...

The only thing better than recycling your old Keurig coffee maker’s K Cups is putting them to some kind of practical use yourself.  Recycling household waste is fantastic, but is nonetheless an energy-hungry and resource-intensive process in its own right. Hence, anything you can... 

Struggling to come up with the perfect gift idea for the coffee lover in your life?  Wondering what to give a coffee connoisseur who already seems to have everything? Gifts that combine practicality with genuine bought and sentiments are not always to come by. But if you think just a little outside the box, you’ll soon find a... 

Black Friday deals on gourmet coffee are always irresistible. The same can also be said for Cyber Monday deals, when some of the best coffees money can buy are temporarily slashed in price. From Panama Geisha coffee beans to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee to Hawaiian Kona coffee, there’s no better time to pick up a bargain...

Most people would admit to being somewhat skeptical where expiry dates are concerned. We know they exist and we always take them into account, but we ultimately make our own decisions where expired products are concerned. After all, it is not usually difficult to detect an everyday household staple that has gone off...

The stigma surrounding gift cards and virtual gift cards is longstanding, to say the least. Not to mention, completely and utterly misplaced. To assume that virtual gift cards convey a lack of thought and sentiment is to miss the mark entirely. After all, which is best – a virtual gift card that allows the recipient to pick up...

For decades, debate has raged as to if (and by how much) it costs more to run a Keurig K Cup coffee maker than a ‘traditional’ coffee machine. The general assumption is that to brew using single pods will always cost more on a cup-by-cup basis than brewing with an electric drip machine, for example. But as is often the case...